Jeff your camp was wonderful! My son enjoyed it and at the same time learned a lot of great skills. Your staff was very supportive and set a great example for the players. We will spread the word about our great experience.

Thanks again,

Amy Held - Evansville IN

...I also wanted to let you know that Chris had a great time at the camp last week.

He’s disappointed that it’s over but at least he has the Power Skate to look forward to this Sunday. Hopefully, if our finances make a turn for the better, we will put him in one of the ProAmbition camps during school break. Your camp is the only camp Chris shows noticeable improved skills at the end of the week.

You work them hard and they come out stronger and much better.

Thanks again. 

Janet

Jeff,

Great Camp!

My son, John Waldron an '02, just finished a week long battle camp.  I cannot believe the strides he made in a week.  Before the camp I just wanted him to have fun, learn how to compete, and hopefully get better.  He accomplished all three and more.  He had a love for the game before, now it is part of him.

I have played all over and coached at all levels, your curriculum has done wonders for my son.  I see him him compete at every drill, not back down to anyone, and always keep pushing!  Your instructors did not coddle him and expected him to work just as hard as the older kids. Justin Nelson and Keith Kirley(sp?) did a great job, your school is in great hands with them.

John Varga and I played together, and now our sons play together.  I feel that with the solid gains they gained this past week, and what I learned from just watching, your camp made me a better coach, and my son a better player. Thank you!

See you next year!

Mike & John Waldron

Carsten enjoyed his time at both the BU camp and the Milton camp, his skills improved and as well as his love for ice hockey. He would like to continue attending Pro Ambition Ice Camps, please keep us informed of your future camps.

Thank you for everything you have done to take my son's game to the next level, I appreciate it and look forward to enrolling Carsten in the future.
Pamela Lohan

Jeff:

My son, Alex Trujillo, attended your defense camp in Estero, FL from 6/16-6/20/08. I just wanted to let you know how much his play improved after attending this camp. Even though he just graduated from 8th grade, going into 9th this week, he
played at the Sophomore HNIB tournament from 7/13-7/19/08, and after a cutthroat week of play, was able to make one of the All-Star teams. I don't think this would have been possible had he not learned the tactics and
skills from your camp.

Regards,
Roberto Trujillo

Jeff,

All of the coaching staff at Chad's team (92 AAA Detroit Wizards) has complimented him on his improvement this summer. I mainly give credit to your Boston University camp. Is there any chance of your clinics moving west for a week? If not, Chad will once again be attending the Boston University camp.

By the way, our team will be playing some Boston area teams in February. If interested I will send you the schedule if you have some time to come watch.

Thanks again

Dear Jeff:

I know that you have camp this week, but I wanted to send you a brief note while Vaughan's camp experience was fresh in my mind. In one word, fantastic!

I cannot thank you enough for being flexible with Vaughan when he had to miss the Prep camp. Vaughan said that without a doubt, the BU camp was the best camp that he has ever attended. In spite of the fact that, "I think my legs are still over at the rink," he said that he loved the tempo and intensity of the camp. Vaughan learned a ton and said that he feels much more confident and solid battling for the puck. In addition, he couldn't stop talking about paintballing and going on the harbor cruise with kids from all over the world.

All in all Jeff, it was a fantastic experience that according to Vaughan, lived up to the write up on the net. Looks like you will have Vaughan back for Prep Ambitions at BU next year and now my 9 year old is feeling confident enough to go away to camp. You'd love him since he is planning to change his number to 33 when he is a Pee Wee so that he can hit and play like his idol Chara.

Best to you and your family.

Dave

Jeff,

Thank you for all of your wonderful emails. I wanted to let you know the progress my son has made since he last attended your camp.

His name is Kace and he is a pee-wee. He recently made the Hershey Jr Bears Pee-Wee AA team (which qualified for Silver Sticks in January) and the Hershey Quebec team (which is going to Quebec for February's tournament).

We wanted to thank you for all that you do and for running such a wonderful program. Best holiday wishes

Very organized and well run camp. Nice job!!!!

Michelle McCoy

Hi Jeff,
My son Travis just finished your camp in Lake Tahoe. Needless to say we were very pleased with EVERYTHING! Coach Dan, Coach Eric and the rest of your staff are awesome. They gave each athelete the individual attention they needed. Your hockey camp is by far the best Hockey Camp available. When the week ended, all my kid could say is "I can't wait for the next Battle Camp!" He also said it was the most fun he has ever had on the ice. Thank you for giving him the hockey skills that he needs. I feel sorry for his competitors that miss your camp....thanks to you and Pro Ambitions, his opponents don't have a chance!

Best regards,

Robert Wood

Reggie,

I just want to thank you for all your working with my son. He did make the Mount St. Charles Varsity Hockey Team! Now the work really begins and he is definitely up for it.
Your advice about "ATTITUDE" was definitely a part of his success here. It is so important! He has worked so hard to get to this point, and it has finally paid off!
We will keep in touch.
We appreciate it!

Cindy

Jeff,

Just a quick note of thanks, AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!! We were at the westboro rink the other night at yet another hockey game and a parent , who’s son plays with Tyler, asked how was it that Tyler was such a better skater and had a better shot than the rest of the kids he had seen. Of course I took no credit,except to say that we were blessed to have found such a great teacher of the game. He still works on those little things that will make him a better player in high school. Just as he was taught, now, many years ago. Deb and I say it all the time we cannot thank you enough……….. The father also added that he NEVER sees Tyler without a smile on the ice during a game. That too, was also something he has learned from everyone at any camp he went too.

PLAY HARD AND HAVE FUN

We don’t know how you do it year after year, you always have exceptional people In place . From instructors on and off the ice to every even behind the scenes they are all super people. Who to this day still say hello when we see them As the boys get older and continue to play at a high level , we will ALWAYS thank you for coming into our lives.As well as the many instructors and counselors who have made our boys into what they are today,

Thanks again from Deb and I as well as both boys

Thankyou

Tommy

Hi Jeff,

I just wanted to personally thank you for a great week of Boarding Camp! Ian wanted to attend this camp after attending your Battle Camp in June 2006 in Lake Worth (he's now also attended the Battle Camp in June 2007). The Individual Camp exceeded our expectations, and Ian had such a great time! Ian has attended so many other hockey camps, and this Individual Camp was far superior to any other that he has attended. We can hardly wait until next summer when Ian can attend two weeks of Pro-Ambitions here at Boston University!

On the final day, I observed incredible improvements in Ian's skills and intensity. He not only changed and progressed on the ice, but off the ice as well. He really matured as an individual this week.

Again, thank you for such a fine program and fulfilling week. We look forward to seeing you again next summer.

Sincerely,

Evan Keller

Jeff,

Here is an update of Nick since Pro Ambitions camp in Aug. 05.

1) Eastern Maine All Star 2nd team forward
2) Eastern Maine All Star Rookie 1st Team
3) Hockey Night in Boston Final Showcase 06 and 07
4) Selected by Sean Tremblay( NH Junior Monarchs) to play in the Chicago
Show Case in April
5) Coach of Colby College, Jim Tortorella has expressed interest in Nick
through Kents Hill coach Larry Cockrell
6) This past weekend Kents Hill won the Division II Prep Championship

A lot of this is because of you and the outstanding people you have as counselors for your camps. This dad and very proud father thank you very much also.

Mike Kolb

He loved the clinic he did over Christmas in 2006. Your camp was a turning point for him. He really started to want to play more and get better. Since I have been to practically every camp in North America, parents are always asking me where to send their kids. I am brutally honest when I assess the different camps and I always tell them that there are only

2 that I would completely recommend without any reservations. ProAmbitions is one of them. I really loved your camps and I hope to get back sometime.

Thanks for the email and all your help!!

Sincerely,

Cristi Landrigan

I can't tell you how happy we are to have him go to your camp. We saw improvement in his skating after only a week of your summer camp last year. I wish he could do it year round

T. McHugh (father of camper)

A lot of this has to do with your clinics and how much valuable information he takes from them as well as your notes. I cant tell you that countless dollars that have been spent on other clinics where I don't see much come from them and furthermore, Kyle never really comments on them either. However, once your clinics are over he always makes the comments of how much he can actually take away from them.

This to me is worth every penny!

Charlene
PA campers mom

Jeff,

Just wanted to pass along my appreciation and recognition of the quality of the skills programs that you and your team conduct. This is my 11th year coaching youth hockey and I having been exposed to many skills and practice plans I wanted to pass along to you that your skills programs are outstanding. You and Leigh do a great job of teaching and improving the skills of the boys, yet still make it fun!

Thank you for all you do for the kids.

All the best,
Mike C

Cam said he learned more at your camp in one day than he did over the entire hockey season and he does not want to miss the camp this summer. I am hoping that we can work something out so that he can attend a one week goalie session.


Thank you,
Mary Beth - BU Goalie campers Mom

Hi Jeff,
I really enjoyed your synopsis of your Squirt b-1 Rockets, My first year coaching my son Joe was at the same age level, and with the exception of different names they could be the same team, including two girls. Joe Attended one of your camps in his 1st Pee-wee year, and I still credit that for a lot of the success he is enjoying now as a high school junior. He was the post hugging defenseman, but has blossomed into a pretty talented offensive mule. Your camp was the only one he attended that truly gave full credit to what a good defensemen is supposed to do, and his skating and stick play today are reflections of what you showed him years ago. It sounds like you are having a ball coaching your daughter, enjoy it, it goes all too quickly!

Bill F.
Denver, Colorado

Twice over the past few weeks Jeffrey has scored key goals using skills that you worked on with him during the synthetic ice sessions. One goal was the game winner - rebounded his own backhand shot and scored top right corner from only a few feet out - and after that he said "I never would have scored that goal without Jeff Serowik". Thought you might appreciate hearing that! The High School season is flying by and is over by mid February - once things are less busy we'll want to do some more sessions with you.

Gary A.
Hingham, MA

Hi Jeff,
I wanted to let you know that we are sooooooo happy with the results of this past summer!! The boys got so much better and it really shows. Alex got a hat trick on his travel game yesterday and Matt's scoring too. We are looking forward to this summer.

Thanks again,
Debbie and Emilio M.

Jeff,

Well, I went to my first Newton Youth Hockey game this morning. It was a Garden City Tournament game, Newton vs. Wellesley. I was positively amazed and astounded to see Jeremy actually on the ice playing the game. Jeff, you have worked miracles. Last May when he said he wanted to play ice hockey, he had never even held a hockey stick, much less hit a puck. You and your team have worked miracles. I am so impressed. I hope you realize what you are accomplishing with this kid. Jeremy NEVER wanted to play team sports. I have no clue why as he is athletic, but soccer, little league, none of that appealed to him. And David and I never pushed him. We were delighted when he said he wanted to play ice hockey because we think a team experience is valuable. But frankly, we weren’t sure we were going to be able to help him pull it off. As you know, kids start all of this so early in life. Finding you was a Godsend! You are an excellent teacher and I really hope you know that. Watching him this morning with all these huge kids who are truly skilled, I just couldn’t believe my eyes. Granted he needs to learn speed on ice, and he is not yet the most aggressive kid out there, but he is, nevertheless, after only two months or so of playing, out there giving it his best shot. He was super this morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! We are so appreciative of the opportunity you have provided.

Warm regards,
Linn

Hello Pro Ambitions
My son Michael did your battle camp in Marlboro at the end of July. I am not one to go out of my way to complain about things and on the same token unfortunately I don't usually go out of my way to say thanks. I certainly will and did shake your hand and say thanks at the time as well as make sure my son does also but i have been thinking about the two camps my son did this summer, yours and I won't say the other . Everyone but me has written and or called voicing there displeasure with the other camp. I thought I'd drop a line and tell you how well run yours was. From day one there was more than adequate supervision at all times during the camp. I am a parent who doesn't leave my kids with people I don't know and by day two I was comfortable enough with your staff that I didn't have to be there all day. On ice my son was moved from one group into a higher one where he was with kids of closer skill level. Michael is a great skater with lots of skill but wouldn't be aggressive for anything and it was a concern to his coach. That all changed by the end of 1 week because your instructors made being aggressive fun. I heard some knocks that you should do this or teach that and after day one all I could say is my son had the time of his life out there with all those kids and instructors. Michael has 2 sisters 6 girl cousins 0 boys all the neighbors are girls so this was fun for him. Finally the best part was at the end of each day the instructors played simon says before checkout. Well Michael won 3 times and came in second twice. I will be honest, the first day as i'm waiting and all the kids were coming in for another clinic and the parents asked if Michael was doing the clinic I said no he's doing pro ambitions he's right there and pointed to him playing simon says, I felt a bit awkward. I told him the next day lose on purpose, nope he won again. When I tell you that was the most fun he had in the clinic, it was and you wont find many kids who love to be on the ice as much as he does. He won a hat and wears it around proudly. I was very thrilled with how your camp was run and look forward to coming to others in the future.

Thanks
Mike R.

My son Alex attended one of your Battle Camps this summer in West Concord. This is the second year that he attends, and both years have resulted in great improvement. I think it goes beyond just the skills that he’s been taught because now he has developed a sense for winning the little battles and not giving up. He better appreciates his ability for getting the puck whenever he’s around it. Some of that is probably maturity, but it’s also because it was a focus of your camp.

This season, after one particularly inspired performance, another parent asked me how many camps Alex had attended over the summer. After telling them he had attended just the one Pro ambitions camp, the parent said,”’Cause boy, he has really elevated his game.”

Just wanted to let you know that we’re very happy with the time (and of course $) spent on your camp. Keep up the good work.

Thanks,
A.J. Richard

Dear Jeff,
My son Danny, spent last week at your battle camp at “POWERPLAY” in eagle pa. I wanted to let you know it was the best money spent on his hockey development yet. He worked harder and learned more about the game of hockey than he ever has in any hockey program. I was able to stop by throughout the week at different times and watch your coaching staff, JEFF, TODD .and MIKE work with each group and they were very intense and demanding of the kids, but also having a lot of fun . Danny who is 13 has been playing ice hockey for about 4 years and roller hockey for about 2 years before ice has learned more in 5-days about hockey, nutrition, and working out than ever before .Your staff spent all day with them and even explained what not to eat during lunch and snack break. You should be very proud of the coaches you sent down to eagle pa, to represent your company as they did a great job .Please keep us informed of any future camps or clinics you will be holding in our area and don’t hesitate to call me if you have any questions or would like to use this as an endorsement for any camps you plan for our area.

Sincerely,
David Dumont

My son, Erik Thomas, always thought that he was a good hitter, but Nick showed him how to have better balance, and he can't wait to show his skill, I just feel sorry for his victim. I'm sure you will see him next year.

Jeff

I am not sure if you will remember my son Ben Israel he attended one of you defensive clinics at Kent hill this summer and I wanted to take a moment of time to say thank you for putting on a great camp, Ben learned a lot about defense and has been playing great this fall. It was great experience and thanks for delivering on everything that your brochure advertised.

Thank you and good luck

Dan Israel

Hi Jeff,
My son is 7 years old and attended your battle camp this summer in Exton Pa. His name is Tommy Peltekis. He is extremely shy and I was worried about his reaction. Let me tell you, he loved it. He can't wait to come back next year. Also, what an incredible change in his aggression on going to the puck. He looks fabulous on the ice. His coach had him playing all defense last year and he had about 10 goals. This year his coach has him playing center and defense. Thanks for a great experience. We will be back again next year.

Cheryl Peltkis

P.S. The guys that ran the camp were exceptional skaters as well as terrific guys.

I hope everyone had a great vacation week and wanted to get a little feedback on your camp experience last week.

Did you have fun?

Both my goalies (Anthony and Kirsten) enjoyed working with Mike. From my perspective, he seemed to make the learning fun. In fact, Kirsten wanted to go back this week.

Did you learn?

Both put their new skills to work over the weekend. Kirsten recorded her first shutout (with 15 shots against), and Anthony had an awesome weekend in goal for the squirt T2 State tourney...in four games, saw 105 shots and only 8 got by him...92%. Three of the games, he held the teams to one goal, the fourth was a 5-5 tie against the top seed. Hard to say if all can be attributed to the camp, but it certainly refined their skills.

Was it challenging? Do you work hard?

I think you challenged them by giving them new tools to work on.

Was the staff courteous? Would you come back?

Yes, and yes, schedules permitting.

Hi,

My son would answer yes to all those questions. After I spoke to you in the locker room on Monday after the camp, I knew it was a solid program. The last remark my son had was "How come it did not end on Friday?" I told him it was not like grammar school. I could see the improvement last weekend in the two games he played in.

Thank you very much,
Brian

Jeff

Just a note to thank you for the great goalie camp our son, Ryan McQuaid attended this past August @ Kents Hill School. Ryan is from Scarborough, Maine and my husband Jim called you earlier in the year to explain to you that after a very disappointing year with the Huskies program Ryan was going to transfer to Casco Bay and try out for their travel program. In order to be his best and feel well prepared he attended your goalie camp. Ryan worked very hard and came home TIRED but feeling like he learnt a lot. He is a very determined and goal orientated young man. These traits along with your camp proved to help Ryan attain his goal as he made Casco Bay Tier 1 travel team. We as his parents are thrilled as we saw him so disappointed over and over again (almost ready to quit hockey his favorite of many sports) last year and promised to help him in any way we could have a better year. We took care of getting the transfer and he took care of the hard work to be the best he could. We want to thank you for having such a great camp which helped Ryan improve. Along with his passion and drive he attained much more than we anticipated. We look forward to a great year of hockey with Casco Bay. Just thought you would like to hear some positive feedback and our heartfelt thanks! Our best to you and your wonderful staff,

Jean, Jim and Ryan McQuaid

Jeff,
My name is Jim Mazza and my 10 Yr old son Jimmy attended your Battle Camp at Superior ice rink in Kings Park NY a few weeks ago. It is going on 2 weeks now and he is still talking about what good time he had and how much he had learned. I to was also impressed on what a good camp it was, I work nights so I was able to stay for few minutes (which turned into hours) each day to watch the different drills the kids learned. As the father of a defensemen it was great to see them learning the different defensive positionings and techniques, Jimmy has been to many camps and they very seldom work on these things. Jimmy plays for the Long Island Royals a Tier 1 AAA team that plays in the Atlantic hockey league this season he will be playing Squirt Major which means next season we begin checking, once again this camp did a great job of teaching the kids how to check, play the body and and use their angles.

I would also like to compliment you on your coaching staff they did a tremendous job of teaching the kids. Dave, Kim and Chris were all excellent Dave was great at setting up the drills and explaining what and why they were being done. Kim is an amazing player I have never seen boys so impressed with a female hockey player, once they found out she was on Team USA they made sure to tell there other friends on their travel team. Chris was great at reinforcing the drills and encouraging the kids to bring out there best. Chris was also Jimmy's coach that did his evaluation, he was right on with his assessment his coach and I tell him the same things.

I am looking forward to attending many more of your camps in the future, hopefully Jimmy will one day attend your Kent Hills Camp. I have become a Pro Ambitions Ambassador and have been telling all the parents on our team that they all must attend next year. Once again thank you for a job well done and we will be seeing you next year.

Thanks,
Jim Mazza

Dear Jeff,

My husband and I could not be happier that our son Matt attended your AAA camp in Kents Hill, Maine. It made an incredible difference in his understanding of the game. This has translated into a now incredibly aggressive and talented player. He is now on the Squirt 1 team and performing beautifully! We are thrilled to see the difference. We did not see this after any other camps - only yours.

We are very interested in having him continue to work with your organization. Please keep us posted on any ongoing camps. He will definitely be returning to Kents Hill. He loved that camp!

Thank you!

Betty & Frank Knox

Hi Jeff,

My son Daniel Guglielmo, attended your Morristown Camp. My husband, who is Daniel's squirt "B" travel coach, also attended as a spectator. Both Daniel and Dan, thought the camp was outstanding. It was very physical and challenging, by far the best camp he has ever taken. Daniel will not begin checking until the 2004-2005 season. He is only 59 pounds, but, not afraid of checking, thanks to your method of teaching and it. Your camp has brought out the best in our son. You and your staff have given him a tremendous amount of confidence. So many players, who do not know how to give and receive checks properly get discouraged when it comes time to check. Some players even leave the sport.

We are confident that will not happen to Daniel, thanks to you. He worked extremely hard the entire week and truly enjoyed himself. Your camp was everything you claimed it would be and so much more. I can not say enough great things about your staff, they are second to none. They were extremely professional, experienced and wonderful teachers. My son and husband could not stop talking about how terrific they were. Daniel truly bonded with them and enjoyed listening to their stories at lunch. When I mention the staff, please be sure to include yourself, Daniel thinks the world of you. He loved the techniques you taught him. He especially liked the way you showed him how to use the stick between the puck carrier's legs.

He can not wait to try some of your techniques in his games this upcoming season. Unfortunately, the other camps Daniel will be attending this summer will be no where near the high level of your camp. Please make sure to notify us when your new schedule comes out. We are certain, after experiencing your camp this summer, that next summer will fill up quickly. Daniel would be heartbroken if he missed out. You can count on Daniel attending a minimum of one of your camps. We will be recommending your camps to everyone we know.

Thank you for a great experience.
Kerri Giannotti and Dan Guglielmo

Jeff,

I wanted to let you know that we are very satisfied and would recommend your clinc to everyone and we have, John has become a much better all around player since being tutored by you. I believe that the sunday morning sessions helped John make the N,H. select team and the Spartans. He has become a more defensive player which makes his mother proud,since he has always had more ability to play offense. John attacks the puck more and does not let the opponent have it. I appreciate your enthusiasm and your high energy for every early Sunday morning practice it made for an intense practice which kept John's interest and he did not want to miss one Sunday.
I just hope that he remembers everything that he has learned and continues to incorporate into his play. I was wondering if next year John could possibly come back once a month or so and we could pay you by session? This would help him to continue to be a more rounded player. John will see you at Kent's Hill this summer.

Thanks,
Donna Melancon

Jeff,

Our son attended your power skating camp at Philips Academy Rink this past August taught by John Roderick. I have been meaning to email you to let you know how pleased we were with Coach Roderick. Our son learned more skating from him in one week than he had in the previous "learn to skate/Learn to play hockey" sessions we had him in. He is now enrolled in a In House mite program and while watching him do the drills each week we notice how he is using his edges and doing other things Coach Roderick showed him (like balancing on one foot etc...)

When we first got to camp I was a little worried when I saw only two 6 year old boys (our son is 6) and the rest were a lot older. I thought to myself how can he run this camp in such a way that it would be fair to the two young boys at the same time being fair to the older boys who signed up? Well that thought quickly went away when I saw how he conducted the class. He had everyone doing everything and it couldn't have worked any better. He was outstanding. If you are planning to have any more of these camps run by Coach Roderick we will definitely be signing up Derek. How about having one at Conway arena in Nashua??

Also, I wanted to ask you how the mini battle camps went this year. I understand they were something you were trying out. They were too far away from us (we are in Londonderry, NH). If they went well are you planning on having them again and if so would you consider any northern Mass or southern NH? I believe you had them in southern and western Mass.

Thank you again for offering this wonderful power skating program. I have been telling everyone I know how great it was and look forward to seeing your upcoming schedule on your website.

Sincerely,

Maureen Evangelou
Londonderry, NH